:: About Me ::

I am Shovon Chakraborty born on 5th October 1976 at the beautiful town of Dibrugarh, Assam. I spent most of my growing up days in Silchar which is located at the North Eastern Region of India. The people in both of these places are still far away from the maddening rat race that is so typical of the urban lifestyle. (Rat race is not that preferable to me. After all even if you are the winner, you are still a rat, isn't it?) Rather they have a very leisurely lifestyle even in the 21st century. Most part of my schooling was from Adhar Chand HS School, from where I passed out the HSLC in the year 1992 and went on to complete my Graduation in Physics from GC College. I completed MBA in the year 1999 from Assam (Central) University. Presently I am working for Merit Trac Services Pvt. Ltd. as Manager - Campus Relations and looking after West Bengal and Orissa.

:: My Stats At a Glance ::

:: My Resume ::                                            

RESUME HEADLINE

"Accomplished Manager With 7.8 Years Of Experience In Branch Management, Franchisee Development, Channel Sales & Retail Chains, Operations, Business Planning, Team Management & Concept Selling in ISP, Financial, Education & Dotcom Sectors"

BRIEF OVERVIEW

• Possesses extensive experience in the sales and marketing of services (specifically Internet Services)

• Expertise in building, motivating, tracking and enhancing revenue via efficient channel management and  distribution

• Implemented effective strategies to achieve all assigned targets and effected consistent growth

• Track record of providing excellent client satisfaction and management of business partners and franchises

• Proficient in Market Research, collecting & analyzing internal & external data on product usage, market variables and developments

• Effectively led and managed teams to achieve organizational goals and objectives

• Effectively procuring information about the competition to suitably refine the sales strategy

• Creative and committed with an ability to perform under pressure and competitive situations

• Success at motivating staff through clear communication and outstanding organizational skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Merit Trac Services Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata

20th Aug 2007 – Till date

Company Profile: Merit Trac is India's number one skill assessment & employability assessment company and is the pioneer in the field of skill assessment in India. It is the Red Herring Asia Award winner for 2007.

Position Held: Manager – Campus Relations (East)

Work Profile:

• Handling the entire eastern region

• Looking after tie-ups in the Educational sector especially Management & Engineering Institutes and degree colleges.

• Acting as the SPOC for NASSCOM Assessment of Competency (NAC) Test for the Eastern Region and liasioning with the respective state governments

North East Online Service (P) Ltd., Guwahati, Assam

2005 - 2007

Position Held: Manager - Marketing (P/L responsibility for the entire operations)

Sify Ltd., Guwahati, Assam 

4th Aug 2004 – 31st Aug 2005

Company Profile: Premier Internet Solutions Provider in India and a pioneer in wireless broadband connectivity, chain of branded Internet outlets etc.

Position Held: Territory Manager – Access Media (Guwahati & Siliguri)

Work Profile:

• Appointing new franchisees to augment the sales of Sify iways & Sify Gamedromes

• Implementing marketing strategies for business development to increase market penetration and to drive revenue and profitability by maximizing sales and user retention

• Formulating Budgets, projections and implementation plans 

• Responsible for overall sales and target achievement in the state of Assam and North Bengal for Sify iways & Sify Gamedromes

• Coordinating franchises

• Liasioning with Building owners and Local Authorities for setting up of Base Stations and Repeaters required for wireless broadband Internet connectivity

Achievements:

• Achieved a Hat trick Sign-up (appointment of 3 new Franchisees in a single day) within one and a half month of joining Sify Ltd.

• One of the top achievers nationwide in the Access Media – Projects division during the January – March ’05 & April – July ’05 quarters.

North East Online Service (P) Ltd., Guwahati, Assam 

Sep 2000 – Jul 2004

Company Profile: Premier ISP in the North Eastern Region and a pioneer in broadband connectivity. Also involved in all the verticals of Internet solutions & VSAT services (through a tie-up with Tatanet). 

Position Held: Manager - Marketing                             Jan 2003

                       Assistant Manager – Marketing                   Sep 2001

                       Marketing Executive                                  Sep 2000

Work Profile:

• Planning, formulating and implementing marketing strategies for business development to increase market penetration and to drive revenue and profitability by maximizing sales

• Formulating Budgets, projections and implementation plans 

• Responsible for overall sales and target achievement

• Coordinating sales executives and franchises

• Developing & managing Corporate and Governmental accounts

• Looking after tie-ups, franchisee development and liaisoning with BSNL and VSNL

• Achievement of business& collection target & expansion of Network

• Providing leadership and inspiration to the sales team to achieve their goals and objectives

Achievements:

• Starting the operations and Launching of the net7online brand of Broadband Internet Connections/Services of the company

• Appointed six Franchisees and started POPs in different parts of the service area 

• Successfully completed a project titled “Viability in terms of Market potential for Regional Airlines in the North East India”

  The project was undertaken to facilitate in the investment decision in the aviation sector

Freelancer for Dot Coms, New Delhi

 RKMdaes.com, MailInMobile.com and ChaseDomain.com 

Sept 1999–Aug 2000 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Summer Training:

Tetra Pak Flexible Packaging Systems Ltd., Pune

“A Market Study on Packaging of Edible Oil in Pouches”

It involved:

* Estimating the total market size

* Gathering competitor information to provide a base for comparison

* Understanding the need of the customers to enable Tetra Pak on value editions on their offerings 

Neramac Ltd., Guwahati

“A Study on the current Market Scenario in the Processed Food Segment in the N.E. Region”

It involved studying:

* Trends in the sales and consumption pattern of the processed foods in the N.E. Region

* Preference pattern of the consumers and factors affecting their preference

* Perception of consumers about the local brands as compared to the national brands 

EDUCATION

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

• Proficient with the use of Windows, MS Office, Star Office and the Internet tools

• Knowledge of Open Office.org 1.0.1, MS-Project 2000, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Macromedia Flash & Dreamweaver, Acehtml Pro 5, Several Business Planning & Decision making suites.

• Certification on DOS, Windows, C, C++ and Unix

STRENGTHS

• Intensive commercial & marketing acumen with an ability to formulate effective marketing strategies to meet the defined targets

• Achievement oriented with excellent people management skills and an ability to manage change with ease

• An adaptable, detail-oriented, multi tasker, strong, learning and organizing skills matched with the ability to manage stress, time and people effectively

• Ability to identify key aspects of any issue at hand and develop a systematic approach to deal with it combined with a desire to excel at any work in hand

• A good team player with an ability to lead a team by example and motivate them to achieved desired objectives

• Excellent presentation skills with or without visual aid / projectors.

CO- CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Won the North East Regional Inter College Quiz Competition in the year 1999 as part of the Assam University team.

• Winner of Intra University Bridge Tournament in 1999 and Runners-up in 1998.

• Member of the Intra University Champion team in Cricket for the years 1998 & 1999.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of birth: 5th Oct 1976.

Languages known: English, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese.

Driving License No: 28416/C & Valid Till: 04th October 2026

Passport No: E4430184H & Valid Till: May 2008